How-To

Advanced sonar tactics

The heart of Robbins' advanced sonar fishing method is a transducer mounted to the outboard with a homemade bracket.

How to hunt bass in the open

It's sort of like Christopher Columbus in the 1490s trying to convince a skeptical crew that the world was not flat. That analogy comes to mind when discussing open water bass on Northern lakes with dyed-in-the-wool bank burners and bottom bumpers.

How-To

Three approaches to bed fishing

In this article, you can read how skilled bed fishermen use their ability to an advantage with the big money usually ending up in their pockets.

Carolina rigging for river bronzebacks

Anglers often suffer from the "why didn't I think of that?" curse. Good fishermen ignore killer tactics for no other reason than forgetting to implement common sense.

Understanding river bass

Just about the time a fisherman figures out the best pattern for flowing water, a capricious river changes its flow and throws everything out of whack.

How-To

Shad fetish

Spring through fall, Echols tunes in to shad movements to stay in touch with feeding bass. He targets high spots next to creek and river channels. Here bass feed on suspended shad that roam over sloping bottoms and ledges.

How-To

Weighting soft jerkbaits

Tommy Martin adapts his bait to meet the needs of the fish, that's how you stay in this business as long as he has.

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